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Volume VI.
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ATHENS, G-A.. THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1859.
IN’um'bei* 15.
nVS T iiK LARGEST AND CHEAPEST
0H rlPKRS IN THE STATE!I
PAPKES
terms.
Onlv TWl) DOLLARS a-year,
. in advanc* ; otherwise TUB RE DOL
, fp , lJ ;,ri«« | vin.d«nr.
b« charged.
Hat** •* AdecrtlilM*
:. n , -.jvrrtisommts will he Inserted a, On.
" i„,the ftr.l.srid FiflyCcnU perxqiure
p >llir r «in
*>'•"1 ;'^ S ^ri"’*'d n .“ni-nien« «t tbeunsl nW.
US V.,..w,ll'bs rlurprd $5 (or simoaseeweats.
•!« IbMll '•"***• *"1
ii-k.a iiii» in*er
insertion* l* not »
SSnsintss jBirttteni.
J. M. MATTHEWS,
attorney at law,
x M .. . %t.tm c-riT f W fl A
May 1
DANIELSVILLR. GA.
ITNER.KNGLAND & FREEMAN.
RelailOealerain
groceries, dry goods,
HiRDARE, SHOES AXD BOOTS,
... Broad Street.Atmen*,
April 6.
MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
. Dr. G. L MeCLESKEY,
i GEORGIA—Cum Cocstt.
Camrt »/ Odinary of mid county.
TIAVINGS’ Green Huff, Execute.
XX services fn tb« citizen* of ihe town and conntrv. k4r *‘ l Hull, late of 8%I<1 COunlv. de-
i
Ittisfellancons Selcdions.
services to tt>« ririxeas nf’lhe town sad country. -
W-itli *n experience of twenty yean roe.Tj.nl prar. Cca<rt, petitions the Court for n discharge
ik», he hope.i to merit and Aar* a liberal patronage, from said Executorship.
•"*- Therefore oil ... . M I.
pied by the late Judge Dougherty, on College A Te
nor, where he may he fouad. Jaa27
Therefore. all persons concerned, are here
by required to show cause. (if any they karri
Beene In a Gambler's life.
Upon one of the crowded boats that JJjfYfog? lights 1 * flung
Ontiniiallv nlv nn mH rtnun t.hn Mia. . ° o
still shrieked while she straggled to
throw herself after them thongh firm
ly held by one of the oarsmen. The
other plunged into the river, while
broad
J. B. S. DAYIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
JEFFKRSON, JACKSON CO , OA.
i:. r ,«8r,..-llon. Hugh Daebaoas, Col. Wa>
r V 't", N-wn.n, Gt. May 13
JOHN II. CHRISTY,
r„,„ rK ior SMI Watchman and Franklin Job Office.)
ruin* a* n faxcr
BOOK and JOB PRINTER,
BROADS TREET, A THEXS,
... entreated to him will be neatly, correctly
,,d promptly eiefwied, at prices as low J 1
cm be June any
vhre.
March, 1857.
w. W. LUMPKIN,
4TTOKNEY at law,
ATIIEXS. SEIIKOM.
w
ILl.practicaioall the counties at the Wes
Circuit. Particnlarattant on given to
■ coUectum*. . _ . _
H offr Whit* * Bo*k Store-
JAMES A. CARLTON,
Dcura iv
HARDWARE and crockery.
A()II I i No 3, Granite Uoyr, ATI1EI
F. W. LUCAS,
WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL DEALER tX
dry goods,
j OUOCEItlES, HARDWARE. Ac. Ac.
i | Apru o
No S, Broad Strict. Aram
GRADY, NICHOLSON k CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers is
Staple and Fancy Goods, Groceries,
HARDWARE, CROCKERY, So.
ATilFXS, Oa.
C. W. & H. R. J. LONG,
Wholesale and Retail Druggists,
j,„ to ATHEXS.OA
T. BISHOP & SON,
Whole,ile and Retail Dealers Is
j Groceries, Hardware and Staple
Dry Goods,
_V. 1, Arsed Street, ATHfJfS.
I
C. B. LOMBARD’,'
DENTIST,
JanJ
i
WM. PHILLIPS,
I attorney at law,
.marietta, <;a.
will [itirtic.in all theconnrieeofthe Itlne Ridge
tmi, in ihe county of Fulton of tl»e Coweta Ctr
in Hie .Supreme Court, and in tht U S Diat. Ui
i Marietta. *
JAIIKSI. COLT
COLT & COLBERT,
DCA I.EXS IN
I Staple Dry Goods, Groceries, and
Hardware,
I Ait 18M No.9, Granite Row, Athsvs.Gi
WILLIAM L. MARLER,
ATTORNEY AT LA
JF.FFERSOX, JACKSOX CO.
Rrrtacacaa.—Miiitu-McI-eWersand W 8
, iUqi. JeffereoD, D W Spenc
l«, Uwrsncsvills; John H Nei
JII Christy, Fsqa, AlbaM; Law
Of.
rton.
G. DELONY,
attorney at law
Atiiexs, Okoroia.
AV
ed to Ilia cars.
J. w. REAVES If CO.
HOtCIUI *«» RV-T A J U .
r.rr.art Street, Athens. Ga.
II G IL*LE LAND,
p ESPEOTP
It «f the #iurr
dentist,
WATKINSV1LLE OA.,
Aurrour.Jing country.
nrnfennion.
WHITE k RITCH,
I0LESALE AND RETAIL
flroad Jtrrrt, ATHENS, Oa.
DEALERS IV
Italian. Egyptian dc American
STATUARY,
iMV^NTS.TVm*., Urns and Vj
la and urn sbiug Marbla. BpAlli
—IMfTA, I
|PMuipUy „j.
**(st ta II, Itoss Crane.
J. R. DAVIS,
Land BROKER, COLI KCTOR AND
GENERAL AGENT.
11V!:' NF - SS *llended tom any county of this State
l aeoje.corner of Jackson and Ellin arrears.
J* 1 * <7 AUGUSTA, a A.
JAMES M. ROYAL,
Harness-Maker, f r «r
Head of Wall Street, nearly opposite the old B
State Bank, Athens, bs. the
lYEEPS always oa hand a generalassortmcnt of I
“ •nleloia Hi line, and ia always ready u> flit
ordatsin tha bcatatyle Janie Qgj
TAYLOR & LUMPKIN,
(COUME AVEXUE, ATHEXS, GEORGIA,) \y
Dealers in ~
CJUO SR, Coff**, Mola aaca, !*yrnpa, *alt, Bacon .Lard, c ha
O wtnaa, Hraadia*, riyanand Tobacco, and rveiy n*
variety of article uanally kept in (be Grocery line. *
Feb 3, 1850. her
T. W. WALKER,
ATTORNEY AT LA W,
Athena, Ga. B
AITICB oarer the new Jewelry Store of Meeare tb*
U Mandeville, Broad Street. HM A
J. W. HANCOCK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
DANIKLFV1LLE, GA. T1
\IT1LL |»r«el»re in Jackson, Clarke, Madiaon, Hart, f
Tf Oglethorpe and Elbert. OctSSly the
WILLIAM N. WHITE,
WHOLK8ALV AXI> ItETAII. '
Bookseller and Stationer, " u
JimdJf€WSfaprrn»dMa**iintJ9jrmt. i>
DEALER IN
HUSICand MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
LAMPa.riNE CCTI.RBT, VANCT OOOrtO.AC. .
Gollega Arenne. corner oppoeite ihe Poet (Hire , a
Ordere promptly filled at Ancdataratee. Marl l ' ,r
J. F. O’KELLEY, 1
Resident Ambrotypist,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
OOOMS in the building nn the corner, oppo-
11 site the Post Office, np stain. Sep 24 g n
COACH-MAXING AND REPAIRING. LA
JAMES B. BURPEE,
offers tor sale a lot of superior articles ot blaowa man- A
nfacture, at reduced prices—consisting of aat
Carriages,Buggies, Rockaways,&c. 8er
Order* for any thin* In hi* line trill he thankfully J®
received and promptly executed. OF
VZrRRPJUnPta done at abort notice and on reae
on tiile ferine. tf January 1 p e
A. M. WYNG k CO.,
dralers in
Hardware, Crockery, China and Glass,
Jan 1857 Broad Street,ATIIEXS, Ga.
W. A. PATMAN. w
• T\BALER in Hardware, Cutlery, Carriage J*
jJ Trimminc. Wood and Tin Warn. Sloven .
and Grates. Nails, Castings and Agricultural 1111
linpliroent*. Comer Broad Ji Wall Street ,
Athena Ga. April 14
NEW ARRANGEMENT. E
REMOVAL OF THE fr<1
LANIER HOUSE. a
Q M. LANIER would announce to the
0. public that he has removed from the old _
•• Franklin House" tn the “ Newton House,"
formerly occupied by W. Crawford, which
will hereafter lie known a" the “ Lanier
House " With facilities euperior to any here- ,
tofore. for thp accommodation of the public, r
e, the proprietor hopes that all who favor him P"
with their patronage will be pleased with E:
ihe new arrangement.
rar* A Comfortable omnibus i* always bj
r.-arly tn convey passengers to and from the w
depot. '*
*- Jan. 27,1859.—tf. M
’* Coach Making.
r> S. FCHEVENF.LLAM. M. TURBY
I\ . FILL, hare formed themselves into a
Oo- Partnership in 'he ai>o*e business and re-
spectfnllv solicit the palrouage of their “
friends and public generally. \
R. S SCEVENF.I.L, '
U. M. TURBYFILL, tb
Feb. 3, 1859.—ly. P«
BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, &C. *>
JOSEPH PAT AT
1170ULD announce to the citizens of Athens ni
(V and vicinity, that be baa opened a Ba- ga
A kery and Confectionery at the well known sa
* stand on Jackson street, next to the State pe
Bank, where he is prepared to furnish every
thing in hia line. da
An experienced and skillful Baker i* em
ployed, who will bake fresh bread and cakes
. every day. Q
Fresh Oysters always on hand, and served
n. in any style, at short notice
A share of the pnblie patronage i« respect-
Inlly solicited. Jan.'20. «
17. Blacksmith ing. ,,
i, mHE subscriiier hits commenced the above o
L business at the stsnd formerly ore- pied u
— by Mr. Mimteith, on Foundry street; where at
lie will he pleased to receive a share of pub- a
lie patronage. His work will be done in good C
style, at moderate prices. J. C. ORR.
ce Athena, Feb. 3, 1859. V
sir BENARDO J. ARZE, ,
BARBER AND HAIR-DRESSED] n
j ETURNS hia thanks for past patronage, j
nnd reapsctfuily solicits a continuance c
of the same, at hia old stand, corner of Broad „
and Spring atreeta. N
Athens, Jan. 13, 1859.
QOUTHERN FIELD So FIRESIDE,
ij Subscriptions received by (
June 9 WM. N. WHITE. j
ff . A M. WYNG & CO. {
■tie TT aye a few more of thoso celebrated „
•** JJ. lee Cream Frevsera left, the beat thing R
11 yet introduced. 1
Also, n large anpply of Gilberts Fly ,
Tr*p». much better then those we had I«st
year, which will be sold at Angtuta prices.
Jane 9
ASA U JACKSON, OrtTy-
Court of Ordinary of mid County.
prraors concerned, nre
ASA M JACKSON. OH’y
Hart Superior Court,
MARCH TERM, 1859.
ndjn
zt m ’ *** tr«»-: Wc-« r : s ‘js
JMESSa&’SES; hs*-* ^ tLat
(appearance aumcieu ^cucrai -.-.--j
attention. The wife wore that »il*i*inii’ r .*u.«* ...
nnrlmlv ,r The father peered into the distance
.ta t ,ll.. lli r«™4, ! hoartlrt*^ “ 1 “' C te?i‘ he "S‘r.
sorrow which lies too deep to he al
leviated by sympathy. Her features ^ 10
It is order-
It is further ordered
THOMAS W. THOMAS. J.S. C. N. C.
Extract from the Minutes of Couri
THOMAS J. CASIN, C. S. C.
1“
Libel for Divorce.
m4m P.F. HINTON,’ClerV
-Clarke County.
any they hare)
nld
not. at the
Court, to be held nn the
ASA M. JACKSON. OrM.
ATHENS STEAM COMPANY,
, R. NICKERSON. Acanr fc *vr*T.
I \f A Jl rFA '^UBF-B* of Clr«wl«rB«w BUUa.
lg H f otraaa En K lncs,forrisg andllDiag PUMPS,
I Cdr.’rf oSf 2* “• H1 "**» i Mill, «. n. and all mber
l„;i ,of .«RAaiNO. Ison ■ ■
and tin.as Cast, a Ban far
^''•y'P'ios. VMiTIII.NG.RspsiringardPintsMng
*' Tera, 1 ,^-"--''' 8 • , * e, P* 1 '*'*’ of
H. A. LOWRANCE,
Resident Dentist,
ATHENS.
"“‘tur.
GEO-
* ,,hc cornsr, north ntthe Newton Honro
i- m. KsnrxY,
(•'fit do-tr abort the Bank of Athene,)
' OXSTAXTI.T (On OV VAVB
r^Ple & Fancy Dry Goeris,
*Na choice FAMILY GROCERIES,
*»Piutca*k.or loprompt paying enotnmsTS. |Jan1
A. J. WAKE,
live PI '- ACTI CAL surveyob,
residing 8milei tnam Athens, <m the
In.,,, g^**T' Ue will Impart to young
lit), PPhctieal knowledge ofjtarvey
|4i U ST! d "y* '* lwa time. Wm dwrga
|,j, r r* inclodmjj honid. Tost Offlcs
I T*"- Planter*# Stand, Ga.
1 d, R. It), 1859
Ir.'WratlHLlSdglpi.
GEORGIA—Jackson County.
PATRICK BARRY,
N OW take* occasion to return hu thanks
to bis former liberal patrons. He re-
pectfully solicits a continuance of their ous
um. and invites all to examine his
stock of
■ATS, GAPS, BOOTS and
SHOES!
Ha kan UW in an ample supply of Su
perior Bilk Hats, Trench Hats, (
new article of exquisite texture, ) and fine
Woolen Hats «• •>! shades ami qualities
Velvet, Cloth and Glazed Caps.
ALSO—-An unequalled selection erf Gouts’,
Ladies'. Days’ and Mlrses’ Shoes.
Gaiters, Slippers, Bootees*
In every mirtjrof s»jle,l« which he would
call special atlewtioo- . ... .
Besides his stock of seedy made hoots and
.hoes, Ue is prepared on the shortest notice
to make es meet a herd as any manufacturer
in the town. Raring experienced workmen
always in kis shop and n plentiful supply
•^leather and findings such ss
FIN l CALF SKIN & SOLE LEATHER,
V LINING AND BINDINGS*
Ho is (v*hled to. pew that sidsb Ws
long established reputation.
REMEMBER
There is oo excuse
for going ill-shod when
tn neat-fitting und sub-
>2 tt
, April SR. F-R4BBY1B
Court of Ordinary of raid county.
rHERBAS, Alcy Gann, Executrix of John
Gann, late -of antd eotmiy, deemed.
reRU-
irl7
in October next, be discharged
Kxccnlnrship.
er of said Court, at a Regular Term
i<ld thiathe 7tli dnv of March, IS59.
ASA M JACKSON. Ord’y.
rU ERE AS Thomas W. Walker applies
10 me for Letters of Administration on
were sharpened hy suffering, and
her face, which might once have been
fair, had lost its round proportions,
and the cheek and sunken mournful
eye, revealed a tale of unspoken grief.
A young babe slept quietly in her
arms. She looked lovingly upon it,
and well she might, for it was very
beautiful. One little dimpled hand
rested upon the soft cheek* and the
half parted lips and closely shut eye
lids, showed how gently it slumber
ed. Now and then a little girl, sit
ting close beside her on a low stool,
neeped under the light shawl that
half covered the child’s face, looking
smilingly up to her mother, and again
she nestled closer to her side, till as
the evening advanced, weariness
made her own lids droop and she
nodded herself into as sound a sleep
as the little dreamer in her mother’s
lap. The father sat nearly opposite
the group, upon nn old chest that
contained their all. He looked hag
gard, pale and distressed. He had
a long time sat with his head bowed
upon his hand, in abstract, moody si
lence, now and then looking towards
his young wife as though ho had some
thing upon his lips to say, yet dared
not utter. At length in a quick,
harsh tone, in which there was more
of desperation than unkindness, he
said:
“Mary, the captain says he shall
put us on shore!”
“Wliat for?’’ war her astonished,
wondering reply.
“I’ve no money, Mary. After I
brought you on board,! I went back
to G ’s to try my lutk once more,
and the scoundrels won every dollar.
The knaves! they’ve cheated me!
If I only had time to try my luck
again, I’d soon show thsm I could
win as roundly as they.”
In giving vent to thi3 excitement,
he forgot for the moment, the conse
quences which his gratified passion
had already brought upon his help
less family, and angrily starting up,
paced the natrow space nlout them
with flushed and scowling ftce.
Poor Mary had received tha tidings
of her new misfortune witl a sup
pressed groan, hut now her'©motion
was only ^ysible in the silen^ tears
that fell thick and fast, while die en
circled her unconscious children more
closely in her arms. She remember
ed the many days and nights o? wea
ry toil she had endured to gather a
portion of the little sum that wis to
convey her away from the scene! of
sufferings, and with which they vere
to secure an humble home tardier
West. But now all was gone. T^ie
bright anticipations of a home of their
own, in some quiet spot, had lor^g
been her strength, and many an hoit
of sorrow had been lightened with thi
thought that one day they should set*
ila<v WAirirWY O TV rl tLo TIVO
a loud shout, as a dark mass rose to
surface. With a few expert
strokes :!ie swimmer reached Anna
as she was sinking benenth the waves
again, anil with a strong hold, grasp
ed and bore her safely to the arms
of her distracted mother, who folded
the dripping, exhausted child, to her
bosom. Still she shrieked —
“My ciild, my babe is gone ! oh,
save lila(too!” And with wild ges
tures she Untreated them to find it.
“Whatxloes she mean ?” asked the
astonishes oarsman.
“Artnahnd the babe in her arms
when I lftcd her down to you,” re
plied the excited and bewildered fa
ther.
Without another word, the gener
ous boatnan plunged Into the water
again, aid glided here and there in
search cf the lost. In vain the lights
flash hither and thither, throwing a
streak c( brightness to the shore.—
Nothing) was visible, and hope sank
in the hearts of the lookers-on who
had gathered upon the deck, and even
the harsh captain pitied the mother,
as he hoard her agonized sobs, when
the search was abandoned, and the
boatman returned, chilled and wea
ried, from the fruitless efforts. No
one spoke, and many , eyes still anx
iously watched the ruffled waters.—
Amid thefsilence, save the half stifled
grief of the bereaved mother, the
boat glided slowly away, the oars
dipping lightly into the waters that
had embosomed the sleeping babe.—
On and on they softly moved, till the
boat-lights glimmered in the distance,
and they could see the wavy lines of
the shore, and the dark wood that
bordered it.
Close upon the shore stood a few
hamlets; and here in the midnight
darkness, they left the moneyless
gambler, his stricken wife, and the
half-drowned Anna. Poor Mary sat
moaning on the river bank and clas
ping her only child, and straining her
gaze afar upon the lost one. The
conscience-stricken father hastened
to the nearest cottage for relief, while
the skiff pushed from the shore, and
returned to the steamboat, which in
a little time was noislessly reached
and puffed along the river, and leaving
far behind the broken group that had
been dispoiled of their treasure.
Quiet was again restored among
the passengers, and each returned to
his dreams, or waking thoughts of
the midnight scene—some to sympa
thize—some to censure—all soon to
forget, in the busy whirl of life the
sad lesson, that however man may err,
woman .is the greatest sufferer there
by, and few, if any, profit by the
warning of the gamblers’ misfortunes
informed him that every one of the
men to whom he preached was under
conviction. The clergyman, thrown
off his guard by the sanctity of the
day, and the apparent seriousness of
the wag, expressed his great pleasure
at the news, and warmly shook hands
with his friend. It was not until
some time after that the truth dawn
ed upon his mind. Wc do not know
what his feelings were when ho made
the discover) ; but venture to guess
that he would have deemed conviction
and sentence to the State Prison a
punishment none too harsh for so
atrocious a wag.
A Bull from Old Buck.
The press has had a good deal of
fun at the expense of Zachary Tay
lor, because in his Presidential mes
sage he said—among other things—
“IVe are at peace with all the world,
and seek to maintain our cherished
relations with the rest of mankind.”
Considering that Zachary had seen
more service in the field than in the
council chambers of the nation, some
allowance should have been made for
the General’s blunder. But what
must wc think of such a scholar as
James Buchanan perpetrating a hull
equally as ridiculous as Zachary’s.—
The President, it seems, has been on
a visit to North Carolina, and while
there he “talked at the people,” and
in the concluding portion of his re
marks, Jeems made the following
startling announcement:
‘My lamp of life cannot continue
long.. I hope I may survive to the
end of my Presidential term, but so
emphatically do I believe that man
kind, as well as the people of the Unit-
ed States, are interested in the pre
servation of this Union, that I hope
I may he gathered to my fathers be
fore I should witness its dissolution.”
“We’ve Struck Kentucky.”
It is well known to most of our
readers that the enterprise of Ten
nesseans has constructed turnpikes
in all directions from this State to
such other person or
ASA M. JACKSON.
Ordinary.
WHEREAS J. M. Adair applies tome
1 for Letters of Administration on the
under my baud at office. Jnue
JOHN G.PITTMAN.
) Ordinary.
Notice.
OVO months after date nppli'.ntions will
be made to the Court of Ordinary of
rice comity for leave :o sell all the 11
HILLMAN JACKSON. Adm’r.
lOLAU B. MOCN, of the 216th district
M., tolls before me as an rstray.
up in the town of Athens, by him a*
tl of said town, a black horse, marked
Given un'deT my hand and seal, inis 16th
jO. JOHN KIRKPATRICK. J.P.
Gcoroia, Claske C< unty.
Clerk'* Office, Superior Court.
Extracted fiom Ealray Book, Jane 23d,
l86J ’ JOHN CALVIN JOHNSON,
June SO. Clerk
the bright grain waving and the pra-.^ Kentuck under the 5se
with joy, as in imagination, she saw
her children bounding upon the grecn-
Kxploit of a Kentucky Lady.
The Louisville Journal relates a
“rich affair,” which occurred some
five miles above Louisville, on the
river road, on Thursday evening last,
in which an interesting and refined
Kentucky lady severely whipped a
husband whom she had discarded.
Both parties being present at a trial
before a justice of the peace, she
secretly ordered her negro boy to
unhitch the horse attached to the
buggy in which the husband had come,
so as to prevent his escape, and
having got hold of the’ whip of De
puty Sheriff Hit, without exciting
any suspicion as to her intentions,
.1 waited the exit of her husband from
the temple of justice after the term
ination of the trial. As soon as he
stepped out she commenced belabor
ing him unmercifully with the whip,
lie made good time to the buggy,
pursued by her, but to his chagrin he
found his horse unhitched, and re
turning still pursued by her, he called
upon the officers for protection. She
protested against any interference,
that he had a set of teeth in his
mouth that were paid for by her, and
she wanted to get them.
was agreeable to them, and leave the
unpleasant part behind.
’J he husbands were satisfied and
the wives were delighted, and the
quartette agreed to go on to St.
Louis, and live there in the new re
lation they had assumed. They had
found their “aflinity,” and were in
clined to adhere thereto, in spite of
husbands, law and fate.
The two couples got oh two differ
ent cars. The locomotive whistled;
the train started, and the droll party
passed through the .shadows of the
night beyond the reach of vision,
happy perhaps, in their deliverance
from natures altogether uncongenial
to their own, and in the possession
of beings who responded to the beat
of their beings and the thrill of their
loving souls.—Cincinnati Enquirer,
10/‘7i inst.
SSftjtsfoe (Satjjeriitgs.
Summer Excursion.
Hall’s Journal of Health has a
timely article concerning summer
excursions. We quote the closing
sentence:
“ To children and young people,
spending the summer months in the
country may be made highly advan
tageous ; hut it is questionable wheth
er those who have passed forty five,
arc not better off in their homes in
the city, enjoying their undisturbed
routine, and the quiet comfort which
attaches to sameness at the change
to the down hill of life. To such, an
excursion for a day or two has its
advantages; but beyond that, it is
for the most part, ordinarily, a pen
ance and a bore, useless, in the few
cases where a “home’’ in town can
be exchanged for a home in the coun
try.
Paying the Fiddler for Mr. Buchanan.
A correspondent, says the Wash
ington States, democratic, asks us for
information regarding the cost of the
Marine hand. We have enquired
into the matter, and the following are
the facts of the case: The regular
pay of the Marine band, independent
of the cost of their subsistence, quar
ters, clothing, etc., is about 86,000
a year. But the act of August 18,
1856, gives them §1,200 a year extra
for performing at the President’s
House and the Capitol; that act which
allows §4 per month extra to the
band “as long as they shall perform
at the public grounds,” is so liberally
construed as to pay them §100 per
month for every month in the year,
whether they so perform or not. The
Government is also taxed for the line
of omnibusses to carry them to and
from the public grounds, as well as for
the purchase of instruments, etc. This
band renders almost no service to the
Government, and are maintained and
supported at the public expense,
while nearly all their time is devoted
to military and other parades, balls,
etc., for which they are extravagant
ly paid.
Clarke Sheriff’s Sale.
IJTILL be toll, nn the first Turaday in
YY August next, before the courthouse
door, in the town of Watkiusvillr, Clarke
county, within the legal boor* of sate, the
(•Rowing property, to wil:
One tract of land, in Clarke county, on
little 8endv creek.eontaing seventy two and
Otie-fonnh acres, he the same more or lean,
being" one-thinl part of the tract of land
whereon James Talbot live. Levied upon
as the property of Wiley M Hitiesley. to
•atisfv n (J fsjioued from the Superior Court
of Clatke"county iu favor ot David Richard
son n the a*M Wiley W. Rinee y. This
24th Juno, 1859. I B VINCENT, Sh’ff.
June SO
Clarke Mortgage Sheriff’s Sale.
O N the fin« Teewiay ia September next.
will he told befera the court house door
in the town of Watkinavilla. Clarke county,
within the legal of hours of sale, the follow-
ingproperty, to wit:
One negro woman, etave, by the name ml
Matilda,about thirt . -one yean eld, and her
child Mail ala. about one year old. Levied
upon as the property of Aaron Crow, to satisfy
OM ft to jaraed upon finil l—W OffWertgege
from lb« Inferior court of said county, in
tnyne af John O Thrasher vs the raid Aaron
Craw. TMajath JUne.faw.
JuM^o.;X S VINCBRT, Shft
sward, and breathing the fresh pure
air that had thus been denitd them;
and above all k she would see her hus
band freed from the influences that
drew him and his earnings to the
gambling tables with such magnetic
witchery, despite all his resolutions
and promises. But poor Mary’s im
agination had travelled too fast, and
her happy dreams were all crushed
now. No word of reproach escaped
her lips, though she shuddered as
she listened to the night wind, and
thought how Boon they should be
without shelter. Her uncomplaining
sorrow touched the heart of the gam
bler, and again he threw himself down
upon tho old chest, and burying his
face in his hands, awaited the sum
mons he momentarily expected from
the captain.
There they sat till midnight ap
proached. Quiet had taken the place
of the noisy confusion of the evening,
as one after another dropped away
in slumber. The heavy rumbling
sound of the machinery fell painfully
upon the nervous ear of the gambler
as he listened to the approach of ev
ery foot-fall, till, suddenly, the sound
ceased, and only the rushing wa ter
and the dismal whistling of the wind
broke the stillness. Presently the
captain, accompanied by a man bear
ing a lantern, appeared and ordered
the unwelcome passengers forward.
They arose, and without a word obey
ed the summons.
The boat was already lowered, and
two men at the oars awaited orders.
Mary prepared to descend, and plac
ing the babe in her young daughter’s
arms, with a word<of caution turned
from them, and" in a moment more
was. safely seated in tho boat. By
the dim light she watched the .com
ing of Anna, with her precious bur
den, and with anxious fear saw them
lifted to the boat’s edge. She reach
ed forward to "secure them, but Anna
tottered* and in a moment was plung
ed into the rolling waters. A shrill
shriek rent the air and rang through
the boat with such wild agony as to
awake every sleeper.
“My child.! My Anna!” cried the
frantic mother, as she gazed vainly
into the dark waters that had closed
hey would continue them into .their
tatc. All these pikes still end at
t\e State litte, with no prospects of
tllpir being extended. Tho conse-
q«ence is that, in a season like the
prfeent, when the roads are soft, and
thc\c are frequent rains and snows,
and'heavy crops to haul over the
roads, they get into the most horri
ble condition, and it is no exaggera
tion to say that the traveller from
Tennessee absolutely drops into Ken
tucky ; aid if he does not drop in so
deep thit’iorses can’t haul him out,
he is lucky.beyond the average of his
class.
A few date since a traveller from
foreign partatook passage on the two
wheel mail c.yt for the interior of the
State, and wa enjoying a good-nap.
From this nap, however, he was Sud
denly aroused by a tremendous con
cussion, which threw him violently
against the sidcof the box, skinning
his nose and otherwise bruising his
body. Upon locking about he found
tho vehicle in the midst of a limitless
sea of mud, about the consistency of
cream, and the bottom of her box be
low the watcrlne; the horses’ heads
and necks wort, the only portions of
the animals in light, and the driver
was laying the vhip on to them. The
traveller, recovering himself, with a
vehement execration inquired: “What
is the matter ?” 'Nothing” respond
ed the driver, busjy plying his whip
the while, “only ue’ve struck Ken
tucky.”
Our traveller, in‘relating his ex
perience, said that he had, in the
course of his life, betn in a good ma
ny tight places—tint lie had been
blown np on steambo^s, thrown off
of railroads, and ups»t in stages—
but that was the first time he had
ever “run against a State,” and he
believed that Kentucky was the only
State on -the face of thq earth where
the thing could bo done.—Exchange
m*' \
I'nder Conviction
A worthy clergyman, ffom one of
the neighboring towns, notions since
officiated far two or three".Sabbaths
in the State Prison. Shoitly after,
when he was leaving ehnrchafter the
Sabbath services, he was actostedby
a friend and neighbor, a mod incor
rigible wag, who recalled to nind his
■recent' ministrations m tht ; State
over her loved ones,
?‘£ave them! »M them!” ehfrjPrison, and <rith tbef uOaoet
From the Richmond (Va.) Enquirer, Jane 3.
Chief Justice Taney on the Right and
Duty of Congress to Protect Slave
Persons and Slave Property.
It is a matter of sincere congratu
lation among the conservative men of
the whole country, at this moment,
when present authority on the sub
ject is so important, that the most
authoritative judicial voice in the land
has spoken directly to the country on
the question of Congressional protec
tion to slave property.
In the case of the slave Amy, de
cided a few days since, Chief Justice
Taney has furnished a written decis
ion, which repeats and confirms in all
its force the views previously set forth
by Gov. Wise in his late letter to
Mr. Samford.
From a review of the decision, we
discover the assertion of the following
great principles of doctrine:
1. That slaves are recognised by
the Constitution of the United States
in the character of persons.
2 That slaves are represented in
Congress, as persons.
3. That as persons, they are, in
many instances at least, subject to
certain liabilities, and invested with
the rights corresponding to those
liabilities, in the same way that other
persons are.
4. That among these liabilities are
those which render them amenable
to trial and punishment for crimes
and misdemeanors; and among these
rights, is the right of legal protection
against personal injury. •
5. That tho Constitution of the
United States also recognises slaves
as property.
6. “A.s property, the rights of
owners are entitled to the protection
of the law ;** i. e. the law3 of the
United States, enacted by Congress.
The entire identity of this view of
the matter, with that presented by
Gov. Wise, must be at once manifest
tn every reader.
Thus, the last question which has
threatened to divide us by a sectional
issue, is at last directly decided by
the highest judicial authority in the
Union. Even those of our fellow-
citizens who have hitherto been dis
posed to withhold Congressional pro
tection from slave persons and slave
property, will, doubtless, yield the
same acquiescence to the decision in
the case of the slave Amy, which they
have already, as good citizens, ac
corded to the doc : sion ia the ease of
Dred Scott.
It is a matter of further congratu
lation that both these decisions are
due to the sagreity, the legal lore,
and high integrity of a man who
wears not less worthily than did his
predecessor in office, the ermine Tobe
which he received immdeiately from
ih&ll.
OOediZ v* >.
«
A
There are seventy thousand ker
nels of corn in a bushel; two hun
dred and fifty-four thousand apple
ieeds in a bushel; and over fourteen
thousand seeds in an ounce of tobac
co. «
An Indisputable Will.—A farmer
made his last will and testament in
words few but significant: “I have
nothing, I owe nothing and I give
tho residue to the poor!”
...“I prosume you won’t charge
anything for re-membering me,” said
a one-legged sailor to a cork-leg man
ufacturer.
...lie who is always inquiring
“what will people say ?’’ will never
give them an opportunity of saying
any great things about him.
...A prisoner in the dock, upon one
occasion, was observed to be in tears.
“Why do you weep,” inquired the
Judge. “Ah ! my lord, it was not
till I heard my counsel’s defence,
that I knew how innocent I was.”
Double Elopement and Extraordinary
Coincidence.
Two Men Run Away with each
other s Wives and meet by Accident at
a Railroad Depot.— Evening before
last, just before the 8.30 p. M. St.
Louis train left the Ohio and Mis
sissippi railroad Depot, a well-dress
ed and honest looking man, in com
pany with a fair-haired woman, stop
ped at the station, and wished his
baggage checked to the Mound City.
While the baggage-master was pick
ing out his trunks another couple,
masculine and feminine, the latter
dark-haired and black-eyed, went up
for the same purpose, and were wait
ing patiently, when the brunette
stared at the twain and said; “Why,
you are my husband; what are you
doing here and with this hussy, too!”
applying terms to the blonde more
remarkable for intensity than polite
ness. So roundly did she abuse her
that she could not withhold a very
provoking reply, whereupon the bru
nette leaped at her throat like
The Duke de Laras, observing Des
cartes seated one day at a luxurious
table, cried out: “What! do philos
ophers indulge in dainties!” “Why
not?” replied Descartes, “do you
think that nature produced all her
good things for fools ?”
A Sensible Man.—What the world
calls avarice is oftentimes no more
than compulsory economy ; and even
a wilful penuriousneaa is better than
a wasteful extravagance. A just man,
being reproached with parsimony,
said that he would rather enrich his
enemies after his death than borrow
of his friends in his lifetime.
Pride Rebuked.—A gentleman who
had lately built a house was showing
it to a friend, and with great pride
was pointing out its various accom
modations. “My dear sir,’’ inter
rupted the other, “have you made the
staircase wide enough to bring down
your own cofiin 2”
... A learned antiquarian has discov
ered that four different persons have
been known, since the nineteenth cen
tury came in, to return borrowed um
brellas. Out of this small number,
three were afterwards found to be hopc-
lesly deranged, and the other was
proved to he so abstracted, that he
picked his teeth with a boot-jack!
tiger, and would have strangled her,
perhaps, had not her adversary pro
tected herself resolutely.
Then followed a grand scene. Tho
two females fought after their pecu
liar fashion, energetically, tearing
each other’s clothes and hair, and
scratching each other’s faces most in
dustriously. Their protectors made
no effort to separate them, seeming
rather to enjoy the sport; but at last
two ot three of the railway attaches
interfered and caused a cessation of
hostilities.
The brunette by this time was cry
ing violently, and began to upbraid
her husband for deserting her, proving
the truth of what Montaigne says of
the sex. The husband remarked
that ho was doing no more than she
—that he was running off with an
other man’s wife and she with an
other woman’s husband, and wished
to know the-difference in their moral
depravity.
This was a puzzle to the dark-eyed
Zantippe, who. by way of answer,
said she had always hated her liege
lord, and always would hate him.
The blonde then spoke to her hus
band, the brunette's companion, of
his unfaithfulness, but excused it in
consequence of her own, assuring
him he need not endeavor to change
her purpose, for she would never live
with him again
When the party became cool, they J
appeared welt satisfied with the ex
change of wives, and in favor of con
tinuing the arrangement, although
at a loss for some time to determine
how they ltad met at the depot.
Tho couples were neighbors, and
the shoulders of John Marsh
! »..The man who travels a thousand
miles in a .thousand hours, may be
tolerable quick-footed: hot be isn’t a
touch to the woman that keeps up
with, the fashions.
A Fellow in North Carolina had
been imprisoned for haring thirteen
wives, and broke jail. A gentleman
recognized him, and invited him to
dinner, thinking to get the reward
that was offered for his apprehension.
After dinner the gentleman slipped
out for a constable, andcomo back to
find tliat the culprit had absconded
with his own wifi.
Many politicians boast that they
can’t be bought, when they are real
ly so worthless that they can’t bo
s >ld.
That the reputation of being fond
of cocktails is not a feather in any
man’s cap.
That the money spent for port
supplied by portly gents would sup
port many a poor family.
...Let no one suppose that by act
ing a good part through life he will
escape slander. There will be those
even who hate them for tho very qual
ities that ought to procure esteem.—
There are some folks in the world
who are not willing that others should
be better than themselves.
...A great crime is never perpe*
trated- by one leap. Step by step
along tho frightful precipice, playing
with the poisonous flowers on the
brink, till at last one false step, and
down forcVcr falls the unhappy vic
tim.
.- -The man who would shine in con
versation, must possess original ideas
and strong sympathies—be able to
communicate and to listen.
...Virtue and talents, though al-
the men had for months been en-i lowed their due consideration, are not
amored of each other’s spouses, dis- enough to- procure it man a welcome
where ever'he comes.
&pOU$Cd
I king their own accordingly. The
consequence was an elopejneut on a
certain night, which both happenod
to choose, ignorant of the intention
of the other, until they had met as
we have stated.
Singular as it may appear, it is
actually true, and shows the strange
ness in many cases in whioh it seems
predetermined.
The women liked their lovers but
abhorred their httsbands; and, there
fore, concluded—not unusually it
may bo—that they would Uk^wkaz} enjoyed.
- - r>: »s
...Truth is the most powerful thing
in the world, since fiction can only
please Iby a resemblance of it.
...Why is a young lady like a bill
of exchange ? Because she ought to
be “settled” when she arrives at ma
turity, . -
...Liberty will not descend fto a
people; a pcople inust raise them
selves to liberty—it is a blessing
that must be earned before it can bo